Presentations of Regional Round Table Meeting Online!
Please click on the topics listed below to watch presentations made in the regional round table meeting on “Emerging issues in the Individual Application to the Constitutional Court” within the Joint Project on “Supporting the Individual Application to the Constitutional Court of Turkey”. You can also watch the opening and closing speeches.
*Videos are available only in Turkish
Opening speeches
- Michael INGLEDOW, Head of Council of Europe Ankara Programme Office
- Mustafa YALÇIN, Chief Prosecutor of Gaziantep Court of Appeals
- Yusuf KAYA, President of Gaziantep Court of Appeals
General information on individual application to the Constitutional Court
Murat AZAKLI, Deputy Secretary General, Constitutional Court
General assessment of the individual application
Prof Cumhur ŞAHİN, Gazi University, Faculty of Law
First Session: Right to defence (right to legal assistance) within the context of the right to fair trial
Chair: Hasan Tahsin GÖKCAN, Member of the Constitutional Court
Speakers:
- Akif YILDIRIM, Rapporteur, Constitutional Court
- Veysel GÖRÜCÜ, Attorney, Gaziantep Bar Association
- Assistant Prof Ahmet BOZDAĞ, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Law
Second Session: Principles on equality of arms and adversarial trial within the context of the right to fair trial and the right to person’s liberty and security
Chair: Emsal SERGEN, Chair of Justice Commission, Gaziantep First Instance Judicial Court
Speakers:
- Aydın ŞİMŞEK, Rapporteur, Constitutional Court
- Erkan ŞENSES, Attorney, Batman Bar Association
- Gökhan DURSUN, Lawyer, ECtHR
- Prof Cumhur ŞAHİN, Gazi University, Faculty of Law
Third Session: Right to a fair hearing within the context of the right to fair trial and the right to person’s liberty and security (Right to a reasoned judgment)
Chair: Musa ÇATAL, Chief Public Prosecutor of Gaziantep
Speakers:
- Dr Hüseyin TURAN, Rapporteur, Constitutional Court
- Mehmet YÜKSEK, President of the Second Criminal Chamber, Gaziantep Regional Court of Appeals
- Prof Sibel İNCEOĞLU, Marmara University, Faculty of Law
Fourth session: Protection of dignity and honour within the context of freedom of expression
Chair: Prof Sibel İNCEOĞLU, Marmara University, Faculty of Law
Speakers:
- Dr Yunus HEPER, Rapporteur, Constitutional Court
- Murat ÖKSÜZ, Prosecutor, Court of Cassation Office of Chief Public Prosecutor
- Assistant Prof Gülay Arslan ÖNCÜ, Istanbul University, Faculty of Law
Fifth Session: Obligation of effective investigation within the context of right to life and prohibition of torture and ill-treatment
Chair: İskender KAHRAMAN, President of Gaziantep Bar Association
Speakers:
- Hüseyin MECEK, Rapporteur, Constitutional Court
- Mustafa ÇİNKILIÇ, Attorney, Adana Bar Association
- Kamuran KAYA, President of Şanlıurfa Court of Assize
- Assistant Prof Serdar Talas, İstanbul University, Faculty of Law
Closing speeches
